Michael McQueen is a multi-award winning speaker, trend forecaster and bestselling author of nine books.
With clients including KPMG, Pepsi and Cisco, he has helped some of the world’s most successful brands navigate disruption and maintain momentum.
Current Work:
Michael is a regular commentator on TV and radio and his work has featured in publications ranging from the UK Daily Mail to Medium.com and the Huffington Post. In addition, Michael is a familiar face on the international conference circuit having shared the stage with the likes of Bill Gates, Dr. John Maxwell and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Michael has spoken to over 500,000 people across 5 continents since 2004, and is known for his engaging, entertaining and practical conference presentations.
Having been formerly named Australia’s Keynote Speaker of the Year, Michael has been inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame.
Talking Points
The New Now: Preparing for the trends that will dominate a post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic acted like a time machine bringing 2030 forward to 2020. As the turmoil subsides and a new era dawns, smart leaders are turning their attention to where opportunity now lies and how to gear up for the future.The New Now: Preparing for the trends that will dominate a post-COVID world
Session overview
In this fast-paced & compelling keynote presentation, audiences will discover:
- The COVID-inspired shifts in CONSUMER HABITS and EXPECTATIONS that are here to stay
- The key ways ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, QUANTUM COMPUTING and AUGMENTED REALITY accelerated rapidly during the pandemic and how this offers exciting new possibilities for those that are prepared
- The role that GEN Z is playing in redefining industry norms and how to win in a post-Millennial marketplace
- How to foster ENGAGEMENT, COLLABORATION and CULTURE when leading remote and hybrid teams
Audience members will leave this presentation with a clear game plan for navigating the new now.
The New Now is an ideal stand-alone conference keynote or an extended half or full-day program.
The Post-Crisis Kickstart: The secret to accelerated growth and sustained momentum
In the wake of any crisis, smart businesses and leaders recognise the importance of kickstarting their momentum - and fast.The Post-Crisis Kickstart: The secret to accelerated growth and sustained momentum
Having spent over 15 years studying the dynamics of dynamism in organizations, 8-time bestselling author Michael McQueen knows what it takes to create unstoppable momentum in a business or team.
In this research-rich and fast-faced presentation, Michael explores:
- The 3 common traps that derail success - and how to avoid them
- How to achieve a rhythm of unforced productivity and flow state
- The key momentum mindsets that can supercharge growth and create an unfair advantage over the competition
- The daily habits that ensure good intentions translate into sustained results
Audiences will leave this in-person or virtual presentation armed with a practical action plan for achieving a new level of momentum and maintaining it over the long haul.
The post-crisis kickstart is an ideal stand-alone conference keynote or an extended half or full-day program.
Preparing Now for What's Next: How to thrive in an age of disruption
Every business and industry today is facing a perfect storm of disruption and upheaval. In the face of the changes ahead, agility and adaptability will be more important than ever. The future success and survival of your organization will rest on the ability to anticipate, prepare for and pre-empt disruption.Preparing Now for What's Next: How to thrive in an age of disruption
In this fast-paced & compelling keynote presentation, audiences discover:
- The 3 forms that disruption will take in the coming decade with a specific focus on the technology impacts of AI, robotics and augmented reality
- The role millennials and Gen Z will play in redefining industry norms and consumer expectations
- The common culture and mindset traps that will set any organization on a collision course with obsolescence - and how to avoid them
- Proven and practical strategies for staying one step ahead of change and remaining relevant.
Audience members will leave this presentation with a clear action plan for navigating disruption and emerging stronger than ever.
Preparing now for what’s next is an ideal stand-alone conference keynote or an extended half or full-day program.
Mastering the Art of Momentum: The secret to achieving effortless and enduring growth
We all love being on a roll, in the zone and firing on all cylinders - that flow-state sensation where everything just seems to work.Mastering the Art of Momentum: The secret to achieving effortless and enduring growth
But what happens when the groove becomes a rut, inspiration evaporates or your mojo disappears?
Enduring success and growth for any business today is dependent on building and maintaining unstoppable momentum.
In this inspiring keynote presentation, audiences discover:
- The art and science of momentum - where momentum comes from and why it makes all the difference when you’ve got it working for you
- A practical and powerful formula for building momentum individually or in a team
- How to get into a flow state of peak productivity on a daily basis
- The role that focus and consistency play in ensuring a groove doesn’t become a rut over time
Audience members will leave this presentation with a clear action plan for achieving effortless growth and maintaining it over the long haul.
Mastering the Art of Momentum is an ideal stand-alone conference keynote or an extended half or full-day program.
Teaching for Tomorrow: How to equip today’s students for the future
Students in classrooms today will enter a world very different to the one their teachers and parents have known.Teaching for Tomorrow: How to equip today’s students for the future
In light of the uncertainty that lies ahead, it is more important than ever that educators keep their finger on the pulse of technological and societal trends in order to help students prepare for them.
In this practical and highly relevant keynote presentation, audiences will learn:
- The key social and technology trends that will shape the future including artificial intelligence, robotics and automation
- The skills and competencies that young people will need in order to be future-fit
- Why and how education practices and paradigms must evolve in the coming years
- A range of proven and practical strategies for making classroom learning relevant to the next generation of learners
Audience members will leave this presentation with a clear action plan for engaging today’s students while equipping them for tomorrow.
Teaching for Tomorrow is an ideal stand-alone conference keynote or an extended half or full-day program.
The Case for Character Why trusted brands are more lucrative, loved and long-lasting.
A revealing, practical and compelling keynote presentation highlighting why character matters more than ever.The Case for Character Why trusted brands are more lucrative, loved and long-lasting.
In the coming years, consumers will demand ever-greater transparency, trustworthiness and values alignment from the brands and businesses they engage with - a trend that leaders and organisations ignore at their peril.
In this research-rich & compelling keynote presentation, audiences will discover:
- Why the marketplace today is more sceptical and discerning - and how this creates an enormous opportunity.
- How purpose-driven and values-based brands have proven to be more lucrative, loved, and longer-lasting than their competitors.
- How to build or rebuild trust through credibility, consistency, clarity and congruence.
Audience members will leave this session with a blueprint for becoming an individual, brand or organisation that stands for something - and reaps the rewards of doing so.
The Case for Character is an ideal stand-alone conference keynote presentation or an extended half-day program.
Video
Michael McQueen | Saxton Speakers
This video showcases the work of multi-award winning Australian speaker Michael McQueen. A bestselling author of 8 books, Michael is recognised internationally as a trend forecaster and business strategist. He is a familiar face on the conference speaking circuit having shared the stage with the likes of Bill Gates, Dr John Maxwell and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Michael is a regular commentator in TV and radio and his work has featured in publications ranging from the UK Daily Mail to Medium.com and the Huffington Post.What's next for work? | Michael McQueen
In this research-rich video, bestselling author and trend forecaster Michael McQueen explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed the nature of work and workplaces.De-Coding the COVID-Conditioned Consumer | Michael McQueen
In this short video, bestselling author and trend forecaster Michael McQueen explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed the habits and expectations of consumers.How to gear up for Gen Z | Michael McQueen
In this short video, bestselling author and trend forecaster Michael McQueen explores the defining attitudes and attributes of Gen Z.3 ways the metaverse is about to change everyday life | Michael McQueen
In this deep-dive content video, trend forecaster and bestselling author Michael McQueen explores three ways the metaverse is set to change our everyday lives - and sooner than most of us realise.5 Factors Shaping the Future of Work | Michael McQueen
In this deep-dive content video, trend forecaster and bestselling author Michael McQueen examines the 5 considerations you must keep front of mind when looking to lead a hybrid of remote team.A Case for Character | Michael McQueen
Michael McQueen offers information that is relevant to everyone and anyone. His presentation at our client luncheon attracted enormous interest and was engaging, insightful and humorous. Fee ... keep reading Australian Super
Michael McQueen offers a fascinating and entertaining insight into the modern generation of young people. His fact-filled presentation would be of great benefit to all parents, teachers and policy makers.
Michael's presentation is both engaging and inspiring. His strategies for engaging our Gen Y people really hit the mark.
Michael picked up on the theme of the conference and gave an engaging and thought provoking talk with great energy. Most of the speakers welded many of the messages from Michael's talk into their own presentations and many delegates replied it was a great conference with Michael's opening talk really making it an outstanding success.
Michael’s presentations are entertaining & relevant for all businesses.
Michael’s presentation scored one of the highest delegate ratings we’ve ever seen.
Michael’s presentation gives an insight into the extent of change likely in education.
Michael’s message is one that needs to be shared with all school educators.
We loved Michael's insights into the changes in society and how that would affect what's coming in the real estate industry.
Michael gave us so many thought-provoking insights. The team are still talking about it. Nailed it!
Michael was a pleasure to work with for our conference. Not only did he have a lot of interesting trends and opportunities to discuss within the broader business community, but he took the time to include research and news from within our industry to make the presentation as relevant as possible. Michael was warm and engaging, and really brought our audience into the conversation so that it felt like a real collaborative effort. Without a doubt the best keynote speaker we’ve hosted within our annual event.
Absolutely fantastic! Michael is an inspiring, knowledgeable, entrepreneurial and visionary professional who has been a fantastic support to me and Chobani in the past two years. We have worked together on a number of projects and I can confidently say that he has been instrumental in helping our business address the opportunities and challenges ahead of us. His warm and nurturing nature is a unique characteristic that makes him not only an outstanding professional in his area of expertise but also an absolute pleasure to work with - he is supportive and always keeps the business and the people at the forefront. He is restless in his curiosity and possesses a genuine desire to help businesses grow. I cannot wait to see what our collaboration brings in the future!
A massive thank you for your virtual presentation at our client event. The feedback has been unbelievably positive and it was by far the best webinar I have ever attended.
Thanks for an amazing session, Michael. Presenting and workshopping in a virtual environment is not easy but you did a great job of making it an engaging experience.
Michael has a unique ability to engage and captivate an audience in his virtual presentations.
Michael was the perfect person to deliver the opening keynote at our conference. What a wonderful human being he is - so easy to work with, flexible and accommodating. The audience hung on his every word and the feedback post conference has been so positive.
I would thoroughly recommend Michael as a Keynote Speaker. As our Opening Keynote he successfully set the scene for the conference, engaged the audience and inspired them to rethink. Michael is the consummate professional.
